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 Name: Mr Scruff
Music Style: House, Hip-Hop, Eclectic
Website: http://www.mrscruff.com
Outlar-Listed Events: 15 (Rank #69)
Outlar Cross-references: Mark Rae, Dom Chung, Johnny1Move, Treva Whateva, Fingathing, Phil Charnock, Revo, The Outlaws, Quantic, Gary Martin, John Dean, Kelvin Brown, Alex Sweeney, Dr Rubberfunk, Paul Outlar, Braintax, SuperStyleDeluxe, jazzbo, Skream, Trus'me, Música del Alma
Mr Scruff Intro: Once Mr Scruff was plain Andy Carthy. And then he wasn't. Sometime artist, DJ, Peak District wanderer, and Stockport's very own, Mr Carthy started his musical career a mere ten years ago.
Formerly a part time fine art student at Sheffield University, Scruff decided to explore his strange passion both in rounded line drawings and music. An electro-ska-hip-hop kid and bedroom bod from what hip hop fellas call "time", Carthy started making tapes in 1983 using the very finest in pause button technology. His passion for hearing music that he couldn't hear out anywhere else led him into the world of DJing - first of all as a kid with one deck - then, after hearing electro albums he became determined to mix. The result was that by 1994 he was out DJing in clubs around Manchester.
Despite DJing being his first and foremost love, Scruff had always messed about with the recording process. At the tender age of 8 he started making up tapes of pretend radio shows (oh where are those tapes now?) and then faffing about on drum machines. by the age of 13 he was having a laugh with mates being in silly bands with silly names. The very end result of all this was a good few vinyl outings on Robs Records and Pleasure, including the now-legendary track, "Chicken In A Box" - simple maybe, but simply fantastic! "A happy accident," he claims. "Well, more like an educated guess..." Whilst his total love of DJing informs his music making ability, he doesn't consciously try and make something that will work on the dancefloor; he's more likely to want to know "Do you like it? Does it make you go wibbly. Does it frimble?" Questions we should all be asking ourselves.
Since his debut vinyl excursion he has recorded and remixed for over 30 labels including Warp, Sirkus, Disorient, Blood & Fire, Cup Of Tea and, of course, Ninja Tune. He's worked with Mark Rae and Grand Central. He has DJed all over the bloody shop, turning down more gigs than he takes on. If they won't let him have a long spot, he doesn't bother; a 'take-the-money-and-run' merchant he certainly is not! He has dug in crates and found obscure records with references to marine fauna. He's done bloody loads, basically, all of it with more than a vague hint of humour.
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Past Mr Scruff Events ( 10 Listed )
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